The Minecraft 1.17.1 update is finally out for the Java Edition. Many annoying and critical bugs have been addressed in this update.

As a response to this announcement, Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 21w15a has been released with a series of changes for the Caves and Cliffs Update.

THE following extracts from a letter written from Java A by Mr. Henry O. Forbes to Mr. H. N. Moseley, F.R.S., have been sent to us for publication as of considerable interest. The letter is dated ...